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New Research Develops a Model for Political Redistricting that Optimizes Political Fairness

  • 1.  New Research Develops a Model for Political Redistricting that Optimizes Political Fairness

    Posted 12-05-2022 13:27

    BALTIMORE, MD, December 5, 2022 – Political redistricting is a problem of national interest with consequences to electoral representation. It is a decennial process of redrawing the boundaries of congressional and state legislative districts, and can affect a wide range of stakeholders, including the voters, candidates and political parties. New research in the INFORMS journal Operations Research introduces a model that can be adopted for a redistricting process that explicitly focuses on political fairness.

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    Ashley Smith
    Public Relations Specialist
    INFORMS
    Catonsville MD
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